A GMC pickup truck was stolen from, and then returned to,
the parking lot of the AMC Theater at Painter’s Crossing shopping center. When
confronted by the truck’s owner, the suspect, described as a thin black male in
his mid 20s wearing dark clothes, fled through the theater and was picked up by
an accomplice in a white Chevy van, a police report said. According to the
report, the suspect entered the truck that was parked behind the theater. He
found the key in the ignition, then drove the pickup south on Route 202. The
owner spotted his vehicle and the suspect returned the truck to the lot
adjacent to the theater, the report said. The Chevy van escape vehicle was seen
traveling south on Route 1. No registration number was obtained. The incident
happened about 4:30 p.m. on Feb. 25.
• State police report one injury in a two-car accident of
Route 1 in Chadds Ford Township on Feb 27. According to a report, both cars
were in the left lane traveling north on Route 1. As they approached Route 202,
the report said, the lead car slowed to a stop for a red light and the second
car hit the first car’s rear bumper. The driver of the lead car was taken to
Riddle Memorial Hospital with neck pain.
• Police are investigating the theft of an iPod and an iPod
dock from the conference room of the Hampton Inn in Concord Township on Feb.
28. A report said the theft happened sometime between 2:35 and 7 a.m. The value
of the stolen property was reported to be $600.
